| | Snow Patrol Final Straw CD Snow Patrol Discography of CDs
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This is a DualDisc, which contains a CD on one side of the disc and a DVD on the other.
Scotland's Snow Patrol formed in the mid-1990s, united by a love for both American and British alternative rock. Led by singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, the band recorded two albums for the revered Jeepster label (home of Belle & Sebastian) before signing with A&M Records. FINAL STRAW, the group's major-label debut, finds Snow Patrol expanding its indie-rock guitar-based sound with greater focus on keyboards, strings, and fuller production values (courtesy of Garret Lee). Lightbody's charming vocals and lyrics provide the band's emotional center, as best evidenced on the wistful opener "How to Be Dead" and the slowly building "Run." Although Snow Patrol knows its way around quiet melancholy, the ensemble is also capable of rocking out ("Spitting Games," "Chocolate"), revealing an aesthetic that places the group squarely in the ranks of Coldplay, Travis, and other Britpop luminaries.
This CD/DVD DualDisc includes their entire album on CD, plus videos, video of Sessions@AOL: Interview and clip, photo gallery, bios, and credits, plus Advanced Resolution Surround Sound and Stereo, and Dolby Digital Surround Sound and Stereo.
Snow Patrol: Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel); Nathan Connolly (guitar, background vocals); Mark McClelland (keyboards, bass instrument); Jonny Quinn (drums).
Recording information: 2003.
Additional personnel: Fiona McCapra, Alison Dods (violin); Bruce White (viola); James Banbury (cello, piano); Iain Archer (background vocals).Spin (p.65) - Ranked #23 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "Feel-good Britpop for nonbelievers."
Spin (p.100) - "[A]rena-ready songs about long good-byes with right-angled guitar fuzz."
Entertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p.66) - "[FINAL STRAW] proves the Irish quartet keeps getting better....The band has added pulsing strings and staticky textures to its luscious mix." - Rating: A
Magnet (p.108) - "[A] soaring, super-polished album replete with dreamy anthems, superior pop moments....All in all, pretty crafty. And pretty smart." Final Straw Music | List Price | $18.99 (You save $2.90) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Music Video, DualDisc | | Label | Interscope | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  36954  | | CD Universe Part number | 6803046 | | Catalog number | 000375682 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 07, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Garret Lee | | Personnel | Gary Lightbody - vocals, guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel
Jonny Quinn - drums
Nathan Connolly - guitar, background vocals
Mark McClelland - keyboards, bass instrument
Also: Bruce White, Fiona McCapra, James Banbury, Alison Dods, Iain Archer | | Additional Info | DualDisc |
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